Last month the 32 - year - old Real Madrid striker became disgruntled as he felt singled out for disproportionate treatment by Spanish prosecutors, who accused him of evading tax of 14.7 million euros (# 12.8 m). (itv.com)
The news, first reported by the Daily News, comes after Mr. Grimm pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn federal court last Tuesday to a single felony count of evading taxes on a restaurant he owned before running for Congress. (observer.com)
Grimm, a former Marine and FBI agent, is under federal indictment, accused of evading taxes by hiding more than $ 1 million in sales and wages while running a small Manhattan restaurant. (brooklyneagle.com)